City of Charleston Fire Department

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City of Charleston Fire Department
Image:CFDseal.jpg
Motto: All Gave Some and Some Gave All
Established 1882
Staffing Career
Strength 200
Stations 18
Engines 23
Trucks 4
Squads 0
Rescues County
EMS Units 10 (CCEMS) 2 (BCEMS) (Only in City Limits)
EMS Level CFR only
Fire chief Interm Chief

The City of Charleston Fire Department is a Class 1 rated department consisting of 19 fire companies located throughout the city of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

The Fire Chief supervises 3 Assistant Chiefs and 12 Battalion Chiefs, who command three shifts and work 24 hours on and 48 hours off. The 3 Assistant Chiefs cover five areas - uptown, downtown and West Ashley, James Island, Daniel Island, and John's Island. The remainder of the Fire Department staff consists of Captains, fire drivers and firefighters. A Captain is in charge of each station, with a fire driver and two firefighters in his company.


Contents

[edit] Department Breakdown

[edit] Battalion 3

Station 2
Station 2
    • Station 1 - Department Headquarters (No assinged Engines or Trucks)
    • Station 2 - Battalion Headquarters
      • Engine 2
      • Engine 3
    • Station 6
      • Engine 6
    • Station 8
      • Engine 8
    • Station 9
      • Engine 9
    • Station 15
      • Engine 15
      • Truck 4

[edit] Battalion 4

    • Station 10
      • Engine 10
      • Truck 5
    • Station 11
      • Engine 11
    • Station 12
      • Engine 12
    • Station 16
      • Engine 16
      • Engine 19

[edit] Battalion 5

    • Station 7
      • Engine 7
      • Reserve Ladder 14
    • Station 13
      • Engine 13
      • Reserve 23
    • Station 17
      • Engine 17

[edit] Battalion 6

    • Station 18
      • Engine 18
      • Truck 1
      • Medic 8 Berkeley County EMS
    • Station 20 - Battalion Headquarters
      • Engine 20
      • Engine 24 (reserve truck)

[edit] EMS

Emergency medical services for the City of Charleston is provided by Charleston County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) & Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services (BCEMS). The city is served by both Charleston & Berkeley counties EMS and 911 services since the city is part of both counties.